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Route 9 and route 43 buses in Downtown Denver.
Route 9 and route 43 buses in Downtown Denver.

Route 9, ‘West 10th Avenue’, runs from to Lakewood Commons to Denver Union Station via 10th Avenue.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 9 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 60 minutes throughout the day, there is no service in the evenings.

Route Schedule
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Vehicles Used

Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit bus.
Gillig 40ft Low Floor transit bus.

The route is operated by RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor Transit Buses from Platt Garage, Denver.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018279,000
2019251,000
2020132,000
202188,000
2022112,000
2023128,000
2024128,000
Annual Ridership

Current Issues

This route suffers from poor scheduling at ? Station, here buses are timed to depart 3 minutes before W Line trains arrive.

Future Plans

The System Optimization Plan proposes to increase weekday frequency from 60 to 30 minutes.